US rank #8187 Girls' name Peak 2011 350 births

Emaya — #8187 US girls' name

350 babies named Emaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s1262010s1362020s72
#8187
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Emaya was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

20 babies were named Emaya in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 350 babies named Emaya between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emaya currently holds the #8187 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Emaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Emaya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emaya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 350 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

350

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2011

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,187

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
20
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200420001998 7

Emaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 39% of Emaya's all-time total
1990s162000s1262010s1362020s72

Emaya by state

Where Emaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Emaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 1.7%
#2 California
5 1.4%
Florida share of Emaya's total US births 1.7%
Even split

6 of 350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emaya?
350 babies have been named Emaya since 1998. It currently ranks #8187 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 20 births.
When was Emaya most popular?
Emaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Emaya most popular?
The top states for the name Emaya are Florida (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Emaya been used?
Emaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emani, Ema, Emalee, Eman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.